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WASHING-MACHINE.

No. 393,092 Patented Nov. 20, 1888.

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MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,092, dated November20, 1888.

Application filed Fchrnaryll, 1888. Serial No.263.705. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern: Beit known that W6,THOMAS L. BARKER anJOSEPH O. HORNBAKER, of Westfield, in the county of Hamilton and Stateof Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Roller,Washing-Machine, and WVringer, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of our invention is to provide a new and improved machinecombining a clothes roller and wringer with a washing-machine, and whichis simple and durable in construction,very effective in operation, andsaves considerable time and labor.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of certainparts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fullydescribed hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be'had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of ourimprovement in the position foradjusting the clothes. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the samein the position for washing,and Fig. 4c is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line a" w ofFig. 3.

Our improved machine is provided with the water-box A, provided with ametallic bottom, B, and having in its middle a crosswise-extendingpartition, 0, which divides said box A into two compartments, D and D.On the under side of the box A is held a furnace, E, provided with theusual grate-bars,E,on which opens a door, E, for the admission of fuel.Below the grate-bars E is the ash-pit E and from the rear end of thefurnaceE a chimney, E*, extends upward.

On top of the compartments D and D can be fitted the roller-box F,adapted to turn on the upper ends of curved arms G, pivoted at Gtothetop edge of the partition 0. A springarm, H, is secured to theoutside of the box A and extends upward, being provided near its upperend with a catch, H, adapted to engage one end of an arm G, so as tohold the latter in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The box F is of thesame size as the compartments D and D, and is open at the bottom andprovided with a metallic top, F, having in its middle an aperture, F forletting the water run outwhen said box F is turned upside down forwringing.

The lower edges of the box F are grooved at F and fit in correspondinggrooves, A, formed on the top edges of the ends and sides of the box A,so as to make a tight connection between the respective compartment,D-or D, and the said box F. In the latter is held a hollowclothes-cylinder, I, provided in its rim with a number of apertures, I,for the escape of water and steam from the interior of the cylinder I.The latter is secured to a'shaft, I", mounted to rotate in suitablebearings formed in the sides of the box F, and part of said shaft ishollow and provided inside of the cylinder I with perforations, whilethe other part is solid and is provided on the outer end with acrank-arm, I, for turning said shaft I and the cylinder I.

The outer end of the hollow part of the shaft I can be connected with acoupling, J, of any approved construction, and opening into a pipe, J,extending downward into the furnace E,in which it is coiled severaltimes,and then passes out of the furnace and downward and upward to formthe bend J which opens into the compartment D. Thus when the machine isin operation and the. compartment D is filled with water, the latter canpass into the bend J and frbm the same into the pipe J,in which it isheated in the furnace E and converted into steam, which enters thehollow shaft I through the coupling J, and passes through theperforations of said shaft I into the interior of the clothes-cylinderI.

Across the rim of the cylinder I, extend a number of bars, K, pivoted atK to one end of the cylinder I, and secured by set-screws K or othermeans to the other end of said cylinder I. The clothes to be washed andotherwise treated are passed under the bars K, which are then secured inplace by the said set-screws Kiso that the clothes are firmly held inplace on the rim of the cylinder I.

On each side of the cylinder I is held a presser-roller, L or L,respectively, each mounted to rotate in spring-bars N,secured by one endto the inside of the box F, and having their other ends fastened to anarm, 0, centrally secured to one end of a shaft or pin, 0, held in theside of the box F and extending to the outside of the same. On the outerend of the shaft or pin 0 is secured a lever-arm, 0, provided with aninwardly-extending pin,()", engaging one of a series of apertures, 0,formed in the respective side of the box F,and serving to adjust theposition of the arm 0, thereby increasing or diminishing the tension ofthe spring-bars N, so as to throw the presser-rollers L toward or fromthe clothes-cylinder I.

In either of the compartments D or D can be suspended a pan, 1?,provided with flanges 1?, adapted to engage the grooves A in the upperedges of the sides and ends of the box A. Said pan 1? is used in rinsingthe clothes, as hereinafter more fully described.

The operation is as follows: The compartments D and D are filled with asuitable quantity of water and then a fire is started in the furnace E,so that said water in the compartments D and D is heated. The box F isheld upside down, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so as to enable theoperator to adjust the clothes to be washed on the cylinder I in themanner above described. The levers O are then adjusted so as to throwthe prcsscr-rollers L in contact with the clothes. The operator nowdisengages the arm II from the arm G and turns the box so that the partFis on top,and the lower grooved edges engage the grooves v A,formcd onthe upper edges of the sides and ends of the compartment D, asillustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. As soon as the box F is in position, thenthe operator couples the coupling J on the outer hollow end of the shaft1', so that the steam generated in the pipe J can pass into the hollowcylinder I, and through the apertures I into the clothes held on theoutside of the rim of said cylinder I. The operator then turns thecrank-arm 1, whereby the cylinder I is rotated, and the clothes held onsaid cylinder are constantly passed through the heated water containedin the compartment D. Thus it will be seen that the steam operates fromthe inside of the cylinder against the clothes and the hotwater in thecompartment D soaks through the clothes, which again pass alternatelythrough the presser-rollers L, which press part of the water and steamout of the same. The impurities contained in the clothes are carriedwith the water and steam pressed out of the clothes by the rollers L andL. The turning of the shaft I is continued until the clothes are Washedclean. The pan 1? is then suspended in the compartmentD and filled withclean water, after which the coupling J is disconnected from the hollowend of the shaft I and the box F is swung over the compartment D, andthen the operator again turns the crank-arm 1 whereby the clothes arepassed through the clean water in the pan P and are thereby rinsed.After this operation is completed the box F is again swung upward in theposition shown in Fig. 1, and the arm H is again connected with the armG, so as to hold the lat ter and the box F in position. The clothes arethen removed from the cylinder I by unscrewing the set-screws K andthrowing the bars K upward. In order to wring the clothes, the box F isplaced over the compartment D in an upside-down position, so that thetop F is the bottom, and its opening F discharges into said compartmentD. The cylinder I is turned and theclothes are passed between therollers L and L and the cylinder I, whereby all the water is pressed outof the clothes and the latter are delivered into a basket or othersuitable receptacle.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In a washing-machine, the combination,

with a water-box, of a reversible roller-box pivotally connected to saidwater-box, substantially as described.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a water-box, of armspivoted to the said box, and a roller-box having an open bottom andapertured top and pivoted at about its center between the said arms,substantially as described, whereby provision is made for swinging theroller-box above the water-box and reversing the same, as set forth.

In a washing-machine, the combination, with a water-box, of curved armspivoted to the box, a roller-box having an open bottom and apertured topand pivoted between the said arms, and an arm secured to the waterboxand having its free end adapted to engage the curved arms, substantiallyas herein shown and described.-

ct. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a water-box divided intotwo compartments, of curved arms pivoted to the box at about the centerthereof, a roller-box having an open bottom and pivoted at about itscen- IlC ter between the said arms, and a clothes-carrying and pressurerollers journaled in the said box, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

5. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a water-box, of areversible roller-box having an open bottom and apertured top andpivotally connected to said water-box,a clothescylinder journaled in thesaid box, springarms secured to the sides. of the box, andpressure-rollers journalcd in the said springs, substantially as hereinshown and described.

(3. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a box having aperturesin its sides, of springs having one end secured to the box, rollersjournaled in said springs, a shaft projecting through the box, an arm towhich the other end of the springs are secured attached to said shaft,and a lever-arm on the said shaft and having an inwardly-extending end,substantially as herein shown and described.

7. In a washing-machine, the combination, with a water-box provided witha partition forming two compartments in the said box, of one of thecompartments of the said box, suban arm fulcrnmed on the top of the saidparstantially as shown and described. tition, a roller-box pivoted onthe said arm and adapted to be moved over either of the saidcompartments, a clothes-cylinder held to rotate in the said box andcarrying the clothes, Witnesses: adjustable presser-rollers held on therim of A. S. HINSHAW, the said cylinder, and a rinsing-pan held inTHOMAS WEsT.

